Silly Devices has announced that its mobile virtual analog synthesizer, with more than 80,000 downloads on Android, launches on the App Store alongside an update on Google Play.
Digitron is inspired by Moog synthesizers, built around hands-on sound design, sequencing and modular-style patching. Before arriving on iOS, the app has already built a substantial audience on Android, reaching more than 80,000 downloads on Google Play during its testing phase.
Digitron combines eight independent synthesizer tracks with a 16-step sequencer, modular-style routing, effects, a mixer and an integrated audio recorder/editor. Each track has its own synthesis engine with two oscillators, filters, envelopes, LFOs and modulation options. Digitron also supports synchronization with Pocket Operator devices, making it possible to integrate the app into compact hardware setups and jam alongside external gear.
The iOS release brings Digitron’s full set of sound-design and sequencing tools to iPhone users, including eight synthesizer tracks, the modular-style PatchBay, a 16-step sequencer with 16 patterns and pattern chaining, track and master effects, XY controls, mixer and built-in audio recorder/editor.
A key part of Digitron’s design is its analog-inspired feel. The interface is built around direct, hands-on interaction with controls, with an emphasis on comfortable workflow, immediate response and a clean, pleasant visual experience. The potentiometer controls also provide haptic feedback, adding tactile response to parameter adjustments and making interaction feel more physical and immediate.
The sequencer allows users to control pitch, velocity, gate length, retrigger and probability on individual steps, while Parameter Locks make it possible to change synthesizer parameters step by step. The PatchBay provides flexible routing between oscillators, envelopes, filters, LFOs and other modulation sources, allowing users to build and experiment with their own signal and modulation structures directly on a mobile device.
On iOS, Digitron supports Audio Unit (AUv3), allowing it to be used as a plugin inside compatible music production apps such as GarageBand and other AUv3 hosts. This makes it possible to integrate Digitron directly into a broader iOS music-making workflow alongside other instruments, effects and recording tools.
Digitron for Android has been updated and moved out of beta testing on Google Play. The update comes with a new set of presets and includes performance improvements, visual fixes, and other bug fixes and refinements.
More information: Silly Devices